A/V Sync The A/V sync in my backyard is broken. Way down on the other side of the neighborhood where construction is taking place, when the machinery makes a sudden motion that causes a sudden noise, it is evident that the audio has fallen behind by a small fraction of a
My Mouth I was minding my own business, working away in my office when I heard something going on outside. Two somethings in fact, which was more than enough cause for me to go investigate. I glanced around for the Glock, and remembered that I had left it in the other room.
Bacon Tastings I was starving and on my way home from being paid $125 to provide my opinion on bacon so I swung by Publix to get a sub and I picked up a bottle of wine while I was there. While I'm not an obese mouse, I'm
A Car for Every Student I read an article which stated that the 2007 budget for public education in the county in which I live (Cherokee) will be $600M. The student population will be 35k. Thus the cost per student will be a little over $17k. That's like a nice private education tuition,
The Seven P's Proper Prior Practice Prevents Piss Poor Performance This is the kind of poetic beauty that English can provide.
Denying Winter There really are only two seasons here ... Summer and Winter ... Warm and Cold. The former lasts for no more than four or five months a year and my happiness is contained in that time. While my house was being built I had a bedroom made into a den by removing
Thank You Sir May I Have Another It took a full two weeks, but I'm now of the opinion that I'd do the grueling, four day hike again, given the opportunity. I think I'd prefer to take an extra day, to be spent on the summit, so that I could explore
Pictures from Hawaii (2006) I'll be typing up a detailed description of the four-day hike up Mauna Loa ... sometime. In the mean time, here are the pictures from the hike, plus a few from the day before, and some from a beach in O'ahu. pictures here Additionally, there was a